What are the major causes and effects of poverty around the world? What are the elements in webs of social exclusion for the world’s poor? What has been proposed to help alleviate the worst conditions of poverty around the world?
What will be an ideal response?
Students may talk about global competition for jobs, the vulnerability to exploitation of many workers, the challenges of rapidly changing economies, lack of technology, and other factors. Isolation and exclusion can compound disadvantages in jobs, housing, health, education, political voice, and opportunity. Various development programs could be discussed that include an emphasis on education, on providing basic needs, on expanding job opportunities, and so forth. Students may focus on a key element such as health and wellness, women’s empowerment, child survival, etc.
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a. succeed in punishing criminals but not rehabilitating them. b. succeed in rehabilitating most prisoners. c. keep first offenders from becoming hardened criminals. d. b and c above.
The process of identity formation varies by:
A the effect of governmental social policy upon persons. B the society in which people live. C religious affiliation. D class, gender, age, and race.
Which impact of religion on society did Karl Marx emphasize?
A. Security B. Stratification C. Alienation D. Change
Competition pervades all aspects of American society, and our emphasis on winning can create problems. Which of the following would be considered a healthy form of competition?
a. Professional athletes using steroids b. Corporations ignoring long-term damage to the environment in favor of short-term financial gains c. High school band students competing for "first chair" d. Coaches paying athletes for nonexistent jobs